José Rodrigues Neto

Brazilian footballer (1949-2019).

Born December 6th, 1949 in Galiléia.

Died April 29th, 2019 at 69 years old in Rio de Janeiro (thrombosis). ^[ref]

Eugenijus Bartulis

Lithuanian bishop.

Born December 7th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Kaunas.

Magdalena Schmidt

East german artistic gymnast.

Born June 30th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Lauchhammer.

Tetsuo Satō

Japanese volleyball player.

Born March 12th, 1949 in Sōma-shi.

Died June 11th, 2025 at 76 years old ^[ref]

Werner Mattle

Alpine skier.

Born November 6th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Oberriet.

Krasimira Bogdanova

Olympic medalist in basketball.

Born June 5th, 1949 in Sofia.

Died March 10th, 1992 at 42 years old in Sofia.

Francisco Fábregas

Spanish field hockey player.

Born July 1st, 1949 (age 77 years) in Barcelona.

Viktor Kratasyuk

Canoe racer (1949–2003).

Born January 30th, 1949 in Poti.

Died March 18th, 2003 at 54 years old in Poti.

Jackie Zoch

American rower.

Born June 8th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Madison.

Helena Šikolová

Czechoslovak cross-country skier.

Born March 25th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Jablonec nad Nisou.

Vytautas Butkus

Lithuanian rower.

Born December 20th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Kaunas.

Corrado Pizziolo

Catholic bishop.

Born December 23rd, 1949 (age 76 years) in Scandolara.

Justine Mintsa

Gabonese writer.

Born September 2nd, 1949 (age 76 years) in Oyem.

John Yallop

British rower.

Born October 24th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Luton.

David Lee

Diplomat and former secretary-general to the president of taiwan.

Born October 15th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Taipei.

Jerzy Melcer

Polish handball player.

Born March 10th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Białystok.

Rafael Zornoza

Spanish bishop of cádiz and ceuta.

Born July 31st, 1949 (age 76 years) in Madrid.

Kazumasa Hirai

Japanese weightlifter.

Born November 21st, 1949 (age 76 years) in Okayama Prefecture.

Salvador Piñeiro García-Calderón

Peruvian roman catholic archbishop.

Born January 27th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Lima. ^[ref]

Zsuzsa Veroci

Hungarian chess player.

Born February 19th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Budapest.

Viacheslav Sobchenko

Soviet water polo player.

Born April 18th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Dushanbe.

Wolfgang Baumgart

Olympic medalist (1949-2011).

Born October 23rd, 1949 in Inheiden.

Died February 21st, 2011 at 61 years old

István Osztrics

Fencer.

Born December 25th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Budapest.

Daniel Giger

Fencer.

Born October 13th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Bern.

Oscar Valdés

Peruvian army officer and politician (born 1949).

Born April 3rd, 1949 (age 77 years) in Lima.